Tino Krupalla, a member of the Bundestag International Policy Committee and leader of the Alternative for Germany party, announced that Nord Stream 2 should be launched. This has been reported DEA News”.
“Our party believes that the Federal Republic of Germany should in any case adhere to the introduction of Nord Stream 2. Therefore, I see the exchange rate issue independent of the project. “If the euro trade argument helps convince the federal government to commission the pipeline, it might be a good idea,” he said.
At the same time, Krupalla noted that now there is a more serious problem – the complete blocking of Eurasian trade relations due to the sanctions regime. “We must make it clear that we will not allow such a division in the continent,” he said.
On February 22, against the backdrop of Russia’s recognition of the DPR and LPR, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz instructed The Ministry of Economy of the country will stop the certification process of the Russian project “North Stream – 2”.
Nord Stream 2 envisioned the construction of two series of gas pipelines across the Baltic Sea from the coast of Russia to Germany – from the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region to Greifswald, with a total gas capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year. . Russian Gazprom is the main investor in Nord Stream 2, but up to half of the project cost and investments were made by European companies – Engie, OMV, Shell, Uniper and Wintershall Dea. At the same time, on February 28, Shell decided to withdraw from the project.
Source: Gazeta
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